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Paneer chole Makhani, cooked in the Microwave goes to MS of "Food Travails" blog who is guest hosting "JFI-Chickpeas" and event is launched by Indira of "Mahanandi" blog.

My thanks to all of you for hosting and for the time you devote to do the round ups! :))

Easy breezy, delicious and nutritious breakfast or lunch or dinner!I went "monthly blog patrolling" aka MBP for easy breakfast dishes and found this at Vibaas of "Delectable Vegetarian recipes" blog's "Protein packed Oatmeal Rava dosa. Click hereto see the original recipe and her yummy Oat-Rava dosa photo too! Thanks Vibaas, we enjoyed these Oats dosa with red hot chutney! :))

Roasted coconut-chana dal-onion chutney: This red hot chutney goes well with any dosa, idli or Parathas too. It's a bit different from the usual coconut chutney I make. Inspired by Kerala Chammanthi I made for Kerala RCI cuisine, I improvised a bit on that adding chana dal. I love the taste roasted fresh coconut, gives it a smoky aroma!Whenever I buy fresh coconuts, I separate the shell from pulp inside and cut them into small pieces and freeze them in a ziplock bags. I take out some out and thaw whenever I need them. I do not use store bought dessicated coconut in any chutney at all. Use that for sprinkling on Rasam or making spice powder to add when cooking gravies etc.

You need to roast these first each separately until reddish in a bit of oil and cool:1/2 cup fresh coconut pieces (or grated), 1/4 cup Chana dal, 1/4 of a large onion, sliced, 2-3 dry red chillies, 1/2 tsp coriander seeds, 1/4 tsp cumin seeds.Grind the above with these ingredients until smooth and thick with very less water:1" ginger, 1/2 tsp or less tamarind paste (I use SWAD paste from the jar), enough salt, 1/4 tsp Paprika for color, pinch of hing. Adjust the salt.Season with these and add to the chutney:Heat 2 tbsp oil, add 1 tsp mustard seeds, 1-2 dry red chillies, few curry leaves until they pop, take off the heat and cool it down a bit and add to chutney to mix. That's it! :)

*******************************************************************************************************************Now comes the yummy dish I cooked completely in the Microwave!! It came out so well and it was so fast to make that I don't want to do this chole on the stove top ever again! :DMy daughter loves cheese, period!! Indian cheese as she calls it, Paneer is her favorite added Indian dishes. This dish is also mild tasting, which makes the kids happy. They won't touch the above spicy coconut chutney at all but they would eat this with a piece toast gladly!! I served this dish with layered triangularparathas.

Paneer Chole Makhani, Microwaved!! Photo didn't come out well since it was very bright in the kitchen that day but somehow I managed to save this one out of 20+ others! :D

For Paneer Chole Makhani, I used store bought Paneer which are firmer than homemade cheese and I found few cans of organic Chickpeas to add. Organic chickpeas are bit more expensive but smaller and very flavorful unlike those gigantic plump regular canned Garbanzo we get, I like the organic Garbanzo better. Enjoy the low fat dish, not much fat although it is "makhani"(with butter sauce), considering it serves 4 people.

Microwaving:Look at the size of this Microwave! Doesn't it look like a college student's dorm room or may be a high school auditorium?! Hahaha!! Just kidding. It's a convection oven too, so it's pretty spacious to fit a regular size baking sheet. anyway, each Microwave has different power, so use your eyes and nose to judge how long each step takes when microwaving. I am giving you how I exactly I cooked this dish in my MW.

AWESOMME!!!i love the coconut chutney..i use raw shallots instead of onions..love this chutney...Oats rava dosa is a very creative..excellent choice...MW paneer chole makhani looks delicoious as well..The MW that we have is theone the apt provided..not so good for cooking dishes..its only good for thawing and heating..it doesnt cook uniformly..:(I watched slumdog millionaire..an excellent movie..The truth and reality abt our country!!!Feel bad and angry with the indian govt who do nothing abt it!!!

Thanx for the entry, Ashakka!! Love the pic of the chutney.... IT looks gorgeous! And that MW Paneer-chole sounds so easy to make... Somehow, I havent gotten myself to cook much w/ the MW. I limit myself to reheating stuff with MW, thats all... a friend of mine even makes rotis in MW!!! Its time I start, i guess!!!

Kerala chamothi, i love them.We even used to have them with kanji, delicious.I should make dosa , it is ages ago i made them.I have MW with convection oven too.Shyama's computer is still in the repai place, so i can only blog when Hans is not using his computer.When ever he is not using i am just grabing them.

Ranji, I love to use madras onions in that chutney, most of the time I get it frozen, takes time to thaw etc! :)I was angry too, feels so bad looking at those kids living in that condition with nobody even caring about what happens to them. It's sad!!

Ramya, you are welcome, had to make another one for your event!:)Makes roti in MW? Wish you could get that recipe and post it,really sounds interesting. I once made Tandoori roti in toaster oven, was really good!

F, I had a regular MW before, used just for reheating etc. This is really good although I still use the oven to bake!:)Hope S's PC gets ready quickly, Hans might not let you there for a long time! :DLove the Chammanthi too, so flavorful and yummy. Only thing is I can't grind it without water, so it gets a bit thin.

Deesha, try this Oatmeal dosa, yummy!Aroma is created only for posting dishes for events and Foodie's Hope is my main blog. I created this blog so I don't have to clutter the other one with too many dishes! Aroma is fun blog and FH is a serious foodie blog!!Hahaha!:D

Shalini, I was surprised too to see how easy to MW this dish and without any mess too since we cover it and it cooks so fast in MW. Try it, I think I found a new way of cooking now!

ms, that's why I like these events. We could meet so many new bloggers and try new tastes too. Glad you liked the Paneer Chole, enjoy! :)

So many events covered in one post...you always amaze me!!Like always,love all the dishes that you've presented..rava oatmeal dosa definitely sounds like a must try..chammanthi is something which I absolutely love and I make it using small onions..Paneer chole makhani is a winner-two of my fave recipes rolled into one,that too in a MW,fantastic.I use a MW with convection features too and that is def a BIG MW you've got!!!

Oatmeal dosa, sounds really good and looks awesome Asha! I have a similar chutney at a keralite friend's place, tastes really good. And for the MW chole paneer, am just awed, it looks really simple to make. All great dishes.

Those are some yummy dishes and looks like you've covered quite a few blog events too. The roasted coconut chutney has all my attention. The paneer-chole is a combination i haven't tried before.. looks like that's a winner too.

Ashakka, welcome back! Missed your presence and your posts a lot, dear! I wish I could have visited sooner, but have been preoccuppied with personal stuff and committments. Looks like you're back to cooking up a storm! All of the entries look delicious! :)

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